Poultry (e.g., canned, cooked, fresh, frozen) processing · Mississippi
Pearl River Foods LLC
Carthage, MS · ~347 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Pearl River Foods LLC runs at 198% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Poultry (e.g., canned, cooked, fresh, frozen) processing workplace, earning a grade D.
Pearl River Foods LLC: 6.5 TCR = 198% of Poultry (e.g., canned, cooked, fresh, frozen) processing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Pearl River Foods LLC safety composite
Pearl River Foods LLC scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 55% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 21%), blended into one 0-100 breakdown against same-industry peers. A missing measure drops out and redistributes its weight rather than deflating the score. This is a per-dimension breakdown, distinct from the single letter grade above it (which weights TCR alone against the BLS industry benchmark).
41/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.53 per 100 workers
Safer than 21% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.33 per 100 workers
Safer than 55% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 54% of industry peers
Benchmarked live against every credibly-rated employer in the same NAICS industry code in the current OSHA extract (a segment must have at least 8 rated peers to benchmark). Not a legal or compliance determination; PlainSafetyScore's own weighting (TCR 40%, DART 35%, fatalities 25%).
TCR Δ
−18.6
2019→2024
Pearl River Foods LLC injury rate improved
Pearl River Foods LLC's TCR fell 18.6 from 20.9 in 2019 to 2.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 20.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.2× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=20.9 · 2020=0.2 · 2021=10.7 · 2022=3.2 · 2023=1.9 · 2024=2.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311615 · Carthage, MS ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 6.5 · 198% of ind
- DART 1.3 DART
- RANK #37/41
- PHOTO Shelbyville Plant
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 44 inj
- SIZE ~347 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Shelbyville Plant (0.0 TCR gap)
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Pearl River Foods LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Koch's Turkey
Koch's Turkey Farm
6.6 TCR
- OKF Muldrow Pr
OKF Muldrow Processing
6.6 TCR
- This site
Pearl River Foods LLC
6.5 TCR
- Shelbyville Pl
Shelbyville Plant
6.5 TCR
- Cooper Farms C
Cooper Farms Cooked Meats
6.5 TCR
What this shows Pearl River Foods LLC averages 6.5 TCR (198% of the Poultry (e.g., canned, cooked, fresh, frozen) processing BLS benchmark).
Pearl River Foods LLC TCR series: 2019=20.9 · 2020=0.2 · 2021=10.7 · 2022=3.2 · 2023=1.9 · 2024=2.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Pearl River Foods LLC falls in its industry
509 Poultry (e.g., canned, cooked, establishmentsSafer than 21% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Mississippi alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #37 safest of 41 Poultry (e.g., canned, cooked, employers in Mississippi.
Pearl River Foods LLC has fewer employees than the Poultry (e.g., canned, cooked, fresh, fr median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. Workforce size and injury rate do not always move together within the same industry -- some of its smaller peers run higher rates than its larger ones, and vice versa.
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 20.9 | 16.7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311615 · MS · Carthage
509 Poultry (e.g., canned, cooked, fresh, frozen) processing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 4,083 rated employers in Mississippi with headcount on file · 18 employers in Carthage, MS · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.
| Rel | Establishment | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | Shelbyville Plant | 6.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cooper Farms Cooked Meats | 6.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Koch's Turkey Farm | 6.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | OKF Muldrow Processing | 6.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | OB | 346 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WHSE 14 | 348 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 182 | 346 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 5419 | 348 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Carthage Plant (Choctaw) | 1,534 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 305 | 206 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 305 | 195 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Trend Healthcare and Rehabilitation of Carthage | 134 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Premier Paper Converting Machinery | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sioux Chief Peculiar | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Marc Glassman Inc 44SA | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Moncks Corner Medical Center | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Hella Electronics Corporation | 347 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Filer City, Mi | 347 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Vector Resources Incorporated dba Vectorusa | 347 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Chimes District of Columbia, Baltimore Washington Airport | 347 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.